Town & Country Electric Co. v. Hawke

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial to respondent Hawke after a jury verdict in appellants’ favor. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

Respondent brought this action against appellants Town & Country Electric Company, Inc. and Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc., to recover for injuries she suffered as a result of an accident in her apartment at the Alo Moana Apartments in Reno. Respondent had been residing in the apartment for only nine days when the glass diffuser portion of the kitchen light fixture fell, striking her on the head. After the accident, respondent’s…